# List of people from Aurora, Colorado

This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City of Aurora, Colorado, United States.

## Academia

* Robert Michael Pyle (1947– ), lepidopterist
* Paul Stewart (1925–2015), historian

## Arts and entertainment
### Film, television, and theatre

* Zachery Ty Bryan (1981– ), actor
* Madhuri Dixit (1967– ), actress
* Maggie Flecknoe (1983– ), voice actress, radio personality
* Neil Hopkins (1977– ), actor
* Chloe Johnson (1989– ), beauty queen
* Jennifer Ketcham (1983– ), pornographic actress, blogger
* Brandon Quinn (1977– ), actor
* Bert V. Royal (1977– ), screenwriter
* Nathan Dean Snyder (1984– ), actor
* Dan Soder (1983– ), comedian
* Bowen Yang (1990– ), comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live

### Gaming

* Jon Shafer (1985– ), game designer, producer

### Journalism

* Stan Romanek (1962– ), author and UFO proponent
* David Von Drehle (1961– ), editor, reporter

### Literature

* Paul G. Tremblay (1971– ), editor, novelist, short story writer

### Music

* Foolish Things, Christian rock band
* Tia Fuller (1976– ), saxophonist
* Senim Silla (1977– ), rapper
* Tyler Ward (1988– ), singer-songwriter

### Other visual arts

* J. Scott Campbell (1973– ), comic book artist

## Business

* James C. Collins (1958– ), business consultant, author, and lecturer
* Donald Fletcher (1849–1929), real estate tycoon, Aurora city co-founder
* Caroline Glover, chef

## Crime

* Gerald Foos, voyeur
* James Holmes (1987– ), mass murderer
* David Lane (1938–2007), racketeer, white supremacist
* Najibullah Zazi (1985– ), terrorist

### Law enforcement

* Dan Oates (1955– ), police chief

### Victims

* Elijah McClain (1996–2019), massage therapist who died in police custody

## Military

* Michelle J. Howard (1960– ), U.S. Navy admiral

## Politics
### National

* Katherine Archuleta (1949– ), U.S. Office of Personnel Management director
* William L. Armstrong (1937–2016), U.S. Senator from Colorado
* Lauren Boebert (1986– ), U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district
* Michael D. Brown (1954– ), Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator
* Mike Coffman (1955– ), U.S. representative from Colorado and mayor of Aurora
* John Kerry (1943– ), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 68th U.S. Secretary of State
* Joe Neguse (1984– ), U.S. representative from Colorado

### State

* John Buckner (1947–2015), Colorado state legislator
* Morgan Carroll (1971– ), Colorado state legislator
* Rhonda Fields (1952– ), Colorado state legislator
* Michael Garcia (1974– ), Colorado state legislator
* Bob Hagedorn (1952– ), Colorado state legislator
* Karen Middleton (1966– ), Colorado state legislator
* Jane Norton (1954– ), 46th lieutenant governor of Colorado
* Bill Owens (1952– ), 40th governor of Colorado
* Bill Ritter (1956– ), 41st governor of Colorado
* Su Ryden (1945– ), Colorado state legislator
* Frank Weddig (1944–2012), Colorado state legislator

### Local

* Steve Hogan (1948–2018), former mayor of Aurora
* Paul Tauer (1936–2022), former mayor of Aurora

## Religion

* Daniel Kucera (1923–2017), Roman Catholic bishop

## Sports
### American football

* Scott Bentley (1974– ), placekicker
* Dwayne Carswell (1972– ), offensive lineman, tight end
* Larry Coyer (1943–2023), coach
* T.J. Cunningham (1972–2019), safety
* Freddy Glick (1937– ), safety
* Craig Johnson (1960– ), coach
* Brian Kelly (1976– ), cornerback
* Derrick Martin (1985– ), safety
* Aaron Moorehead (1980– ), wide receiver, coach
* Sean Moran (1973– ), defensive end
* Aaron Robbins (1983– ), linebacker
* Paul Smith (1945–2000), defensive end
* Billy Thompson (1946– ), defensive back
* Sean Tufts (1982– ), linebacker
* Chase Vaughn (1988– ), outside linebacker
* Louis Wright (1953– ), cornerback

### Baseball

* Greg Bird (1992– ), first baseman
* Brian Fisher (1962– ), pitcher
* Brian Givens (1965– ), pitcher
* Danny Jackson (1962– ), pitcher

### Basketball

* Colbey Ross (1998– ), point guard

### Boxing

* Frank Peña (1971–2000), featherweight
* DaVarryl Williamson (1968– ), heavyweight

### Martial arts

* Michael Chiesa (1987– ), mixed martial arts fighter
* Nate Marquardt (1979– ), mixed martial arts fighter
* Brendan Schaub (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter
* Tyler Toner (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter
* Michelle Waterson (1986– ), mixed martial arts fighter

### Soccer

* Davy Armstrong (1991– ), midfielder
* Taylor Hunter (1993– ), defender
* Jeff Jennings (1987– ), midfielder
* Matt Jordan (1975– ), goalkeeper
* Michelle Lomnicki (1987– ), defender
* Brian Mullan (1978– ), midfielder
* Aaron Pitchkolan (1983– ), defender, midfielder
* Zac Portillos (1992– ), defender
* Sterling Wescott (1972– ), midfielder
* Kacey White (1984– ), midfielder

### Track and field

* Kevin Eastler (1977– ), race walker
* Jack Greenwood (1926–2015), hurdler

### Other

* Mike Burke (1974– ), strongman
* Eddie Gill (1978– ), basketball point guard
* John Grahame (1975– ), ice hockey goaltender
* Hashim Khan (1914–2014), squash player
* Jordan Mattern (1993– ), swimmer
* Jordyn Poulter (1997– ), U.S. Olympic gold medalist volleyball player
* Taylor Ritzel (1988– ), U.S. Olympic rower
* Tiffany Vise (1986– ), ice skater